Oh, and even more would depend on the type of shelter. Ours is a pretty great shelter so the dog would be fine, it's the owner that would get tagged with a fine.
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My yard. Your dog. What would you do?
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lifeisamazing
offlineMemberPosted 2 months ago # -
pennygirl
offlineMemberI don't believe in a million years that you would call the shelter because of dog poop LIA. It sounds so out of character.
Anyway, what I was trying to say was that there are bad doggie things and then there are very bad doggie things. Poop doesn't warrant a stay at the animal hotel, even if only for a night.
Posted 2 months ago # -
Cate
onlineMember"the dog Nazis" Pennygirl? Really? Every person I have ever met at SAS is devoted to the animals in their care and doing what is right for them. A lot of animals owe their lives to SAS and a lot of humans have gotten their furry family members back home thanks to them.
Posted 2 months ago # -
lifeisamazing
offlineMemberYou're probably right Penny I guess i was just saying that I can understand the frustration, especially if you've talked to the guy and he still doesn't clean up the mess.
Cate - Some shelters do have "dog nazis" but this place is great. Penny is right though, no matter how wonderful they are the dog would be in a scary dog barky place for however many hours it took for the idiot to bail him out.
I am truly grateful to the people that took my dog to the clink and the people that were so kind to her while she was there BOTH times I had to bail her out.
she was really good at getting out of the yard
"Hi, I have your dog"
"Is this a joke? I just put her in my yard. I think you have the wrong number"
"Uh, German shepherd, female? You might want to go look in your yard"
ARGH
And that wasn't even one of the other two times.
After a while I got to thinking that I was just a horrible dog mom :(
That was 3 years ago. I'm better (and more paranoid) now and she doesn't want to run off like she did.Posted 2 months ago # -
Cate
onlineMemberlia - Oh I know the dogs would be more comfortable in their own homes, but calling the people who work there "dog nazis" is pretty unfair. They don't make much money and often go out of their way to reunite families and pets. The ones I've met are good people.
Posted 2 months ago # -
pennygirl
offlineMemberCate...
You don't have dogs - correct? If not you have never experienced the Dog Nazis turning up at your front door because of a complaint that had nothing to do with you. Sure they are 'good people' when you don't have them accusing you of something you haven't done.
I didn't call the people who work there Nazis - I leave that term for the people who drive around with the truck that I wouldn't put a cadaver in, let alone a living animal. Is that clear enough for you?
Posted 2 months ago # -
pennygirl
offlineMemberHaving to explain myself on this forum is tiresome.
Cate, please ignore me from now on. It will save us both a lot of time.
Posted 2 months ago # -
Cate
onlineMemberI didn't realize there was a problem between us pennygirl. Whatever.
Posted 2 months ago # -
lifeisamazing
offlineMemberWhat's really great is how they have so many people that volunteer to be foster homes that they are seen as a "no kill" shelter.
Posted 2 months ago # -
phoo
offlineMemberPG, it wasn't just about the poop. The owner was intentionally letting his dog wander loose in the neighborhood. That isn't permitted in Seattle. And he knew that his dog would chronically poop in my yard. I counted over a half a dozen (possibly a dozen, I can't totally remember now). I'd already talked to him about it and it seems that eventually the only way for me to stop it was to report it to SAS when the dog was wandering loose in my yard. It's not just about the poop in the yard either, but it was a side yard where the garbage cans were, so you couldn't go out there without stepping in poo. It certainly not something I'd do lightly, or I'd already had done it. You've made the assumption that I wouldn't speak to the owner again before calling animal control. I don't know whether that's true or not, but certainly I was thinking long and hard about it before calling animal control on him. It is a shame that the dog gets punished for the owner's disobediance, but in the end it is the owner who must control his dog. It's a bad idea to let your dog roam city streets and it is illegal to boot.
Posted 2 months ago # -
phoo
offlineMemberThe system isn't letting me edit my previous post. No text shows up when I type. I wanted to add that as others have mentioned, SAS is really great for a municipal shelter. There's no chance she'd be put down for simply being there. The worst that would happen to her is she'd get adopted by a family who hopefully did not let her wander on the streets around cars.
Posted 2 months ago # -
great idea
offlineMember"Poop doesn't warrant a stay at the animal hotel, even if only for a night."
why would they take the dog anyway? if animal control came around to check on a complaint they would likely find/fine the owner right?
it's not like they say "I know you've got a dog here you've been letting run around loose and pooing--he's coming with us for a night in the slammer."
penny- I have had SAS show up at my house because someone complained about barking which I didn't think was from my dogs. I know it's not pleasant but they only warned me.
they were just doing their job. is that maroon truck really that horrible? do they use inhumane tactics to catch loose dogs?
I wouldn't think twice about calling to complain about the aforementioned situation.Posted 2 months ago # -
Ernie
offlineMemberI didn't call the people who work there Nazis - I leave that term for the people who drive around with the truck that I wouldn't put a cadaver in, let alone a living animal. Is that clear enough for you?
PG maybe you should try to put yourself in their shoes for a minute. How many times do you think they might have had to put a cadaver in their truck because someone was letting their dog run loose? Don't you think that might have an effect on them, especially if they took the job because they are animal lovers?
P.S. you should really try to handle differing opinions without taking it so personally.
Posted 2 months ago # -
pennygirl
offlineMember"but if I had stayed there, I would have had to eventually call animal control to have the dog picked up."
Again, she was going to call the Shelter with the intention of having the dog PICKED UP, not simply asking for a slap on the wrist or a little talking to. Calling to complain is perfectly acceptable, calling to have someone's dog hauled away because it pooped on your yard isn't, in my opinion.
If me having a different opinion to others here is 'taking it personally' then I think I can safely say that every single person takes things personally on this forum at one point or another.
P.S. Ernie, you really should try getting off your high horse once in a while.
Posted 2 months ago # -
Ernie
offlineMemberTaking it personally, Exhibit A:
"Having to explain myself on this forum is tiresome.
Cate, please ignore me from now on. It will save us both a lot of time."
Posted 2 months ago # -
pennygirl
offlineMemberEnjoying yourself Ernie?
And you have yet to say whether you think it is perfectly acceptable to call to have a dog hauled away because they poop on a yard. But it's much better taking a pop at me isn't it?
Posted 2 months ago # -
great idea
offlineMember"she was going to call the Shelter with the intention of having the dog PICKED UP..."
yes, but if SAS showed up and the owner was anywhere in sight, that wouldn't happen.
if the owner is not even around and letting his dog run around willy-nilly, he deserves to have the dog taken away.
"How many times do you think they might have had to put a cadaver in their truck.."
don't they have a roadkill crew to take care of that or does SAS actually scrape carcasses off the road in addition to bagging live ones?
Posted 2 months ago # -
Ernie
offlineMemberok Penny, fine.
If a neighbor's dog were running loose and pooping in my yard, repeatedly, and if, after asking the owner to curb that behavior, the pooping and running continued, then yes, I would abso-fucking-lutely call and report the dog to SAS. whether or not the dog was "hauled away" would be up to them, and I suppose up to how the owner reacted as well.
@GI, I have no idea, but I'd bet that the drivers don't enjoy the part of their job where they have to respond to dogs getting hit by cars. I did kind of enjoy using cadaver in a sentence, it isn't a word I would normally think of using....
Posted 2 months ago # -
VeganBiker
offlineMembergi - SAS are the ones to call for dead animals on the road and sidewalks or just about anywhere they might be found.
I have had to call them about a dead Canada goose on West Commodore Way many years ago when I bike commuted to downtown, the goose was there for 3 days after I called them so I finally took a big plastic bag and bagged it and rode it over the SAS on 15th with a note attached. I also called them about a dead beaver that my dog found down on Seaview on a walk, they came out within a couple of hours on that one and called me to meet them there and show them where it was.Posted 2 months ago # -
pennygirl
offlineMemberOnce again, it was the mindset of having the dog picked up rather than just filing a complaint.
And you are welcome that you got to repeat the word 'cadaver' Ernie. At least I did something positive.
Posted 2 months ago # -
Edog
offlineMemberWe had someone who kept leaving what their dog deposited. It was totally infuriating. Still I'd hardly call the authorities about it. Seems like a waste of resources.
Posted 2 months ago # -
lifeisamazing
offlineMemberHave I just stayed up too late and gotten silly or am I correct in wondering why no one stooped to the juvenile suggestion of a paper bag, a match, a doorbell and the owners porch?
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